Josh Aterovis
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Saturday morning, I woke from violent dreams of medieval carnage — grimy, hollow-eyed men hacking, slashing, and clubbing each other to pieces on a gore-slick battlefield. I sat up feeling like I’d taken a flail to the skull. I had a suspicion that Judy's cryptic tea-leaf predictions of impending battles were to blame. They were permanently lodged in the back of my brain. Rolling out of bed with a groan, I stumbled to the bathroom. Not exactly the auspicious start I’d hoped for on day
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@Seraph28@VBlew I love Chris. She's a real firecracker.
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"W-what?" I must have heard him wrong. "What did you say?" "I said," he spoke slowly, over-enunciating each word, "I want to hire you." "To do what?" He sent a meaningful look in the direction of the room's other occupant, who was staring at the purse in her lap as if it was the most fascinating thing she'd ever seen. Just then, the door to the inner office swung open and the insurance company representative came out, followed closely by my boss. "We appreciate your work
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Rizz is Gen Z/Alpha slang for charisma. Generally, it means romantic appeal or charm. Things continue to pick up momentum from here!
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I sat in my room that night, brooding — about what else? — Micah...and my gifts. The truth was, I didn’t want to deal with either of them right now. My go-to defense strategy could be summed up as Ostrich Syndrome: bury my head in the sand and pray the problem goes away. Spoiler alert — it never does. All it really does is give the problem time to circle around and sink its teeth into your exposed ass. I should know. I've been bitten more than once. Where Micah was concerned, we clearl
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Thank you so much! That really means a lot. I did a lot of research and tried to make it as realistic as possible.
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This one was always a bit of a slow burn start...but it has a big finish! 😉
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Thank you, Ken! So happy to hear you're enjoying the series! Love to hear from you. 🖤
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Love that phrase...and it sums it up perfectly.
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The only thing I feel when reading your (far too often) spot-on theories is a light sweat on my forehead as I fervently hope my story is half as good as some of the ideas y'all come up with!
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The drive home felt every bit as long as I'd feared it would. Micah and I didn't arrive until late morning, and we barely spoke the entire time. When Micah dropped me off, I just mumbled, "I'll call you soon." I went inside, dropped my bag in my room and went in search of someone. "Where's Adam and Steve?" I asked after looking around and only finding Kane at home. He paused his video game. "At the B&B." "Both of them?" "Yeah, something happened last night." I c
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A nicely balanced counter-perspective. Thanks, @RichardWrites.
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I'm in the middle of moving this week, so I'm hoping to get another chapter scheduled today between packing boxes and working my day job. Fingers crossed! You are all perfectly justified in your frustration with Killian! He needs a visit from Cher... Is Seth close enough?
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Tad yanked his arm back suddenly, as if he'd been burned. The crowd came flooding back into focus as he hurried away. I started to call after him when I felt someone slip his arms around my waist from behind. I jerked my head back to find it was Micah. "Who was that?" Although his voice was falsely bright, his eyes staring after Tad were troubled and distant. "Was someone trying to pick you up? I knew I shouldn't have left you alone." I pulled away from Micah's embrace and turned to fa
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The Detective Club is doing some excellent work already. And that's all I'll say...
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Oh, there's a lot of unfinished business. That could have been the theme of this book...
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He does, doesn't he? He used to be even worse. I've tried to tone it down some over the years, but it's just an innate part of him that he has to grow out of.
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You know my mantra... all will be revealed...
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Wow! That was about the only coherent thought I could muster for a while, following what had turned out to be the most amazing experience of my life. Of course, I wasn't particularly trying to be coherent. I was simply basking in the afterglow. "Wow!" I thought again, except I must have said it out loud the second time. Micah chuckled. "I wish you'd stay that easy to impress," he said. My head was resting in the hollow between his shoulder and his neck, his arms wrapped aroun
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The following week was uneventful, and felt all the longer for my anticipation for our trip to D.C. Mr. Knox drove to and from work without deviating from his usual schedule, Jake drove back and forth to school, my classes were boring for the most part, and I spent the rest of my time catching up on paperwork at the office. Novak managed to book us a room in the same hotel where Knox was staying, which was not easy considering it was also hosting the conference. Mrs. Knox was paying dearly
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I like to think so as well!
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During the drive to school, I thought about Steve and the B&B. I knew he'd sunk a small fortune into buying and restoring the old house — a fortune he had partly inherited and partly saved from his successful business. Except for a small safety net he'd invested, nearly all his money had gone into the project. Not to mention the time involved. He was spending a lot of time at the B&B, and I wondered if Adam missed his partner. It had to be hard living in two different places. Whenev
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